The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-06
CITY NOTES.


night came in good time, and seemed to
cool down and refresh everything.
The County Commissioners will meet
at the Court House to-day, when a great
deal of important county business will
be transacted.
The young oranges on the trees are
looking splendidly, and are growing very
nicely. Some of the trees are fairly
loaded with the young fruit.
Charlotte Wilson, a negro woman, was
before the Mayor yesterday charged with
disturbing the peace and quiet of the
city. She was required to pay fine of
81 and costs.
Mr.. Benz. A. Deal has resigned his POI
sition as cashier of the Palatka~ National
Bank, and will take Il position in the of
flee of the Florida Southern Railway
Company to-day.
j. A. Wells has bought out the meat
market of w. Il. Cross, ON Water street
and will hereafter conduct the business
He understands meats of all kinds. and
will no doubt do a profitable business.
The Palatka Literary and Dramatic
Club will soon give us another of their
delightful entertainments. Several plays
are now under consideration, and rehear
sails will soon be begun on one of the best
ones that can be selected
We learn that the Methodist Sunday
School will picnic at Racy Point, down
the river, in a few days. Stood dinners
and plenty of amusements will be- pro-
vided for the little ones, and all are an
ticipating pleasant day.
Piles are being driven along the shore
of the late N. Il. Whites estate at ROLES
ton to protect the beautiful bluff from
the washing of the waves When the
work is completed it will not only save
the bluff but will beautify the place.
The Council made good move Mt its
last meeting by unanimously passing AL
derman Loeb's resolution for full and
complete statement of the financial con-
ditiOn of the city. Ii has been a long
time since the citizens have been in
ichahS' oii tiiin SubJttts lHt state
ment will come in a good time, when
such an effort is being made to- advance
the interests of the city by our people.
"A blooming cactus. known as the
Devils Pin Cushin." attracted "A great
deal of attention yesterday. 1t blooms
in the night, and is rarely seen here.
This one is in the yard of Mrs. w. e.
Moore. on the corner of Orange and
Third streets. The bloom sprang from
the ugly little green boil, and is some
seven or eight inches long. resembling a
lily very much, and il is of a pink color.
At a meeting of the Board of Gov
ernors of the Palatka Board of Trade
yesterday resolution was passed in
structing the Secretary to thank the
editor of the Jacksonville Herald for his
spirited and manly article exposing the
alleged tourist table published by the
Times Union. Editor Graves thoroughly
exposed the T.-U.'s table. and that paper
rs making every effort possible to scram-
BILE out of the box in which it has been
caught.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West Railway is filling in its yards. inn
proving and extending the wharf and
otherwise putting its property here in
good shape. Fully one hundred car
loads of sand have been placed in the
yard, and a large force of hands are en-
ployed at work there. The wharves
of the Florida Southern and the Jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West Railways
are the best and most ample in the State
and gives Palatka great advantage in
the handling of freights
Wednesday night man in drunken
stupor endeavored to rest his weary bones
ON the track of the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West Railway. and twas sleep
ing away very nicely when train was
backed into the depot. Before any one
noticed the man the tram was right on
him, and had not the SaratogaHotel porter
risked his own life in pulling him off the
track, the man would have been crushed
by the cars. railroad track is not a
good place to sleep off a drunk.
Yesterday Mr.. s. j. Fox. of Port Or
ange. shipped a large lot of mules over
the Florida Southern Railway. and was
given such assistance and care by Super
intendent j. \. Larnerd and his subor-
dinates, that he feels under especial OBJ
legation, and asks us To give il public
expression. Mr.. Fox is the contractor
of the Florida Coast Line Canal Com |
pany, and says that in all his long expe-
rience of forty years with railroads. he |
has never noticed such watchfulness and |
on the part of officials. ]